In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wolfgang Petersen
Written by	Jeff Maguire
Produced by	Jeff Apple
Starring	Clint Eastwood John Malkovich Rene Russo Dylan McDermott Gary Cole Fred Dalton Thompson John Mahoney
Cinematography	John Bailey
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production companies	Castle Rock Entertainment Apple-Rose Productions Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 9, 1993 (1993-07-09)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[1][2]
Box office	$187 million[3]

In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American political action thriller film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo.^[4] Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA agent who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who tracks him. Eastwood's character is the sole active-duty Secret Service agent who is still remaining from the detail that had guarded John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, at the time of his assassination in 1963. The film also stars Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, John Mahoney, and Fred Dalton Thompson.

In the Line of Fire was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, with Columbia handling distribution. The film was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $187 million against a $40 million production budget and earned three nominations at the 66th Academy Awards.